It took five years for house prices to recover in some of the worst affected suburbs in the 2011 floods, according to CoreLogic.
Bowen Coking Coal has won the final approval for the Broadmeadow East coal mine project in central Queensland, just as prices for the commodity soar.
Australia may have a supply shortage of more than 160,000 houses across the next decade, modelling from the nation’s housing investment body indicates.
The coal and gas sector had a standout year in 2021 with export values jumping by 30 per cent to almost $350 billion.